Maryland: Eastport

Last Thursday night, Ward Six Candidates Greg Stiverson and Kenny Kirby appeared at a meeting of  public housing residents in Eastport, but it was Kirby's Rasputin-like handler, Chuck Weikel, who stole the show. Stiverson approached Weikel and Kirby to shake their hands at the end of the meeting when an enraged Weikel, yelled at Stiverson and called him a "f------ liar" in front of eyewitnesses.

Alderman Arnett reminded me today that I had failed to report on the response to my request over the summer to make repairs to a seriously degraded road section. That was Sixth Street at the gateway to Eastport between the bridge and the Eastport Elementary School and Rockfish Restaurant. I was remiss in not mentioning that he took the issue up immediately with Acting DPW Director Bob Agee who

The Cohen campaign just sent out a news release:

Cohen Meets With Ulman to Discuss Making Government More Efficient and Effective
The two leaders pledge to continue working together.

Columbia, MD -- Anne Arundel County Councilman Josh Cohen, Candidate for Mayor of Annapolis, met for two hours yesterday afternoon with Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and several senior staff members. Cohen had requested the meeting to learn about Ulman's initiatives to improve government performance and reduce costs. The two also discussed transportation challenges in the Annapolis area. Ulman is a member of the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board and pledged to examine ways to improve regional transportation coordination for the greater Annapolis area.

Sam Shropshire will have his day in District Court on August 25 at 1:15 pm, 151 Rowe Boulevard, room 003 (please confirm when at court). This is the case number: 4A00207001. Speaking of courts, Shropshire is also a defendant in claims brought by a bank in which a judgment was awarded in favor of the bank for over $4,000 in at least one suit and there have been other suits, including the other well-publicized domestic complaint.

Lawyer for the plaintiff in some of the other cases has been the profoundly conservative and politically active Anthony Peroutka, former presidential candidate for the Constitution Party.